大学英语六级（语法与词汇）练习试卷133 (题后含答案及解析)
题型有： 7. Vocabulary and Grammar
Vocabulary and GrammarDirections: There are some incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence.
1． The housewives are worthy of praise as their work is _________ . A．ambitious B．rigorous C．tedious
D．courageous
正确答案：C
解析：家务活单调乏味，因此家庭主妇应该得到大家的称赞。本题是考查形容词的词义辨析。ambitious“雄心勃勃的，有志向的”；rigorous“严厉的，精确的”tedious“单调的，千篇一律的”；courageous“勇敢的，有勇气的”。 知识模块：语法与词汇
2． The young woman’ s parents ________her for questioning their authority. A．scorned B．scolded C．scrubbed D．scored
正确答案：B
解析：形近易混词辨析。scorn意为“蔑视，轻蔑”，如：You’re no right to scorn a poor girl．(你没有任何理由看不起一个贫穷的姑娘。)scold意为“训斥，责骂”，如：The employer often scolded his men on the slightest pretence．(这个老板常常以一点点借口就责骂他的员工。)scrub意为“用力擦洗”，如：Don’t forget to scrub behind your ears．(不要忘了把你耳朵后面洗干净。)score意为“获得，评价，打分”，如：Will you score for us when we play?(我们打球时你给我们记分好吗?)根据题意，由于质疑而被指责，故选B)。 知识模块：语法与词汇
3． The Hudson River School was the name of the first group of American artists to develop a characteristic style of ______ painting,
A．territory B．landscape C．groundwork D．region
正确答案：B
解析：短语题。原句中画家画了一种特色画，而在四个选择项中只有landscape painting为“风景画”，故选B。 知识模块：语法与词汇
4． The two men are __________ for a long time on account of different political views.
A．inevitable
B．inextinguishable C．indispensable D．incompatible
正确答案：D 解析：形容词辨义。inevitable意为“不可避免的，必然的”，如：the inevitable course of history(历史的必由之路)；inextinguishable意为“不能消灭的，压不住的”，如：an inextinguishable flame(扑不灭的火焰)； indispensable意为“不可缺少的，绝对必要的”，如：the routine but indispensable ceremonies of state(国家例行而不可缺少的仪式)；incompatible意为“无法共存的，不兼容的”，如：incompatible views on religion(在宗教问题上无法达成共识的观点)。根据句意，由于二人政治观点不同而不和，正确答案为incompatible。 知识模块：语法与词汇
5． Over the last fifteen years, running has become a popular _______ for 30 million participants of all ages.
A．fantasy B．pastime C．symposium D．penalty
正确答案：B
解析：A. fantasy幻想，白日梦； B．pastime消遣，娱乐；
C．symposium专题讨论会，研讨会；
D．penalty处罚。根据题意B是正确答案。句意为：在过去的15年中，跑步成了一种很普通的消遣方式，有3，000万不同年纪的人参加。 知识模块：语法与词汇
6． The president of the country ______ him to be the Secretary of State. A．elected B．nominated C．voted D．notified
正确答案：B
解析：动词辨义。这四个选项的词性都是动词，其中elected表示“选举，推选”；nominated是指“提名；推荐；任命；指派”；voted表示“投票，投票决定，公认”；notified表示“正式通知(某人)”，根据句意，总统任命国务卿，应该
选择B)。 知识模块：语法与词汇
7． We were prepared to make some concession on ________ details, but we would not compromise on fundamentals.
A．major B．minor C．mortal D．metallic
正确答案：B 解析：形容词辨义。major意为“重要的，主要的”，如：One of the major aims of the air raid was the complete demolition of all means of communications by bombing．(这次空袭的一个主要目的就是通过轰炸彻底摧毁敌人的通讯设施。)minor意为“次要的，较小的”，如：The young actress was given a minor part in the new play．(这个年轻女演员只分到这出新戏中一个较次要的角色。)mortal意为“致命的，终有一死的”，如： a mortal wound(致命伤)；metallic意为“金属的，金属制的”，如：a metallic compound(含金属化合物)。从句中的fundamentals(根本问题)上来判断这里做出小的让步，因此应选minor。 知识模块：语法与词汇
8． As we all know, telephone wires are______ by a covering of rubber of paper. A．wedged B．strapped C．insulated D．stiffened
正确答案：C 解析：题意是：电话线通过一层橡皮纸而被______。 [C]insulated“使绝缘”，符合题意。 [A]wedged“楔入，楔进”， [B]strapped“拿带子捆扎”， [D] stiffened“使变硬，使僵硬”都与题意不符。 知识模块：语法与词汇
9． My telephone has rung so often today that it is becoming a(n) ______. A．interruption B．bore C．distress D．nuisance
正确答案：B
解析：句意理解题。今天电话老响，真让人讨厌。bore惹人厌烦的人(或物)，与题意相符。 知识模块：语法与词汇
10． She always ________ the smell of fresh bread with her grandmother, who loved baking.
A．associated
B．remembered C．exemplified D．attributed
正确答案：A
解析：固定搭配。associate...with意为“把…联想起来”，如：What do you associate with such a heavy snow?(这样一场大雪你有什么联想?)remember意为“记得，记起”，如：Grandfather remembered me in his will．(祖父留下遗嘱，把一部分财产给我。)exemplified意为“举例说明，作为…的例子”，如：The recent oil price rises exemplify the difficulties which the motor industry was facing．(最近的石油涨价是汽车工业正面临困难的一个例子。)attribute意为“把…归因于”，常和to搭配，如：He attributed his success to hard work．(他把成功归因于努力工作。) 知识模块：语法与词汇
11． This can result due to reductions in overmanning and improvements in other types of ______ management procedures.
A．timid B．tedious C．suspicious D．slack
正确答案：D 解析：语义连贯题。既然需要improvements，那么原来的程序应该存在问题，四个选项中能修饰 management procedures并且含有贬义的是[D]slack“懈怠的，松懈的”。[A]timid“胆小的，羞怯的”；[B] tedious“单调乏味的，沉闷的”；[C]suspicious“怀疑的”。 知识模块：语法与词汇
12． Among the ever increasing influx (流入，涌进) of land-hungry people from abroad throughout the early period of American Westward expansion, Germans and Irish were_______.
A．permanent B．predominate C．abundant D．turbulent
正确答案：B
解析：在美国西进扩张的初期，不断有很多渴望土地的人们迁居至此，其中德国人和爱尔兰人占了大多数。本题考查形容词辨义。permanent“永恒的，持久的”；predominate“显著的，占主导地位的”；abundant“丰富的，充足的”；turbulent“汹涌的，狂暴的；慌乱的”。 知识模块：语法与词汇
13． He had studied Spanish, and had grown up in New York City--the most culturally _________ place in America.
A．conspicuous
B．diverse C．obscure D．dizzy
正确答案：B
解析：考点 diverse“多样的”；conspicuous“引人注目的，显眼的”；obscure“不著名的；费解的”；dizzy“眩晕的”。 知识模块：语法与词汇
14． She wanted him ______ all the handles and gears in his automobile until she thought she could run it herself.
A．modulate B．mediate C．manipulate D．marshal
正确答案：C
解析：动词辨义。这四个选项的词性都是动词，其中modulate表示“调整，调节，(信号)调制”，mediate是指“(常与between连用)调停；斡旋”，manipulate表示“(熟练地)操作，巧妙地处理”，marshal表示“整顿，配置，汇集”，根据句意，应该选择C)。 知识模块：语法与词汇
15． The spokesman made a critical ___________ of the company’s economic strategy in the next Five-year Plan.
A．bias
B．acknowledgement C．routine D．appraisal
正确答案：D 解析：发言人就公司的下一个五年计划的经济战略作了评判性的估计。本题是考查名词的词义辨析。bias“偏见”； acknowledgment“承认，感谢”；routine“常规，例行”；appraisal“估量，估计”。 知识模块：语法与词汇
16． The Housing Committee has decided to give ______ to the young married couple with only one child.
A．patent B．priority C．superiority D．prestige
正确答案：B
解析：语义连贯题。give与所填词构成动宾搭配，而且给予的对象是“有独生子女的年轻夫妇”，由此可以推断出答案为[B]priority“优先权”。[A]patent“专利权”；[C]superiority“优越性”；[D]prestige“声望，威望，威信”。[A]和[D]与
题干中给予的对象搭配，不合逻辑。[C]常与“gain”或“enjoy”之类的动词搭配。 知识模块：语法与词汇
17． The invention of the computer ________ business procedure. A．radicalized B．revised C．reviewed
D．revolutionized
正确答案：D
解析：本题选项中有三个动词含有前缀re-，不要混淆。A. radicalized使激进；
B．revised修正，修改； C．reviewed复习，回顾；
D．revolutionized革命化，使发生革命性变革。根据题意应选D。句意为：计算机的发明使商务程序发生了革命性的变化。 知识模块：语法与词汇
18． Communication is the process of ________ a message from a source to an audience via a channel.
A．transmitting B．submitting C．transforming D．switching
正确答案：A
解析：动词(动名词)辨析。transmitting意为“传送”，符合句意。其他选项意为：
B．submitting呈交； C．transforming改变；
D．switching转换。句意为：通讯就是通过某一通道将信息从信息源传送给受众的过程。 知识模块：语法与词汇
19． She was still full of ______ for the future despite her many problems. A．optimism B．optimum C．pessimism D．momentum
正确答案：A 解析：形近易混词辨析。optimism意为“乐观，乐观主义”，如：There is a touch of optimism in every worry about one’s own moral cleanliness．(在对自身道德纯净度的每次焦虑中，都存在一种乐观因素。)optimum是形容词，意为“最适宜的；最适合的；最优的”，如：optimum climate(最适宜的气候)；pessimism意为“悲观，悲观主义”，如：We have seen too much defeatism，too much pessimism，too
much of a negative approach． (我们看到太多的失败主义、太多的悲观主义和太多的负面倾向。)momentum意为“冲力，势头；动量”，如： The soaring rise interest rates finally appeared to be losing momentum．(利率飞速上涨的势头终于减弱了。)根据题意，应选A)。 知识模块：语法与词汇
20． It is too noisy in the room, we had to use ________ to get those trouble makers out of the place.
A．force B．power C．vigor D．strength
正确答案：A
解析：考点 词语辨析题。要求考生能分辨出在特定情况下用何种“力量”。force表示强迫；power指“力量”，如工业机器的能量，电量；vigor表示人的精力；strength表示人的力气。 知识模块：语法与词汇
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